What do bands like ALAN PARSON'S PROJECT, BUDGIE and CAMEL have in common? The logical answer would be very little, but the truth is that the common denominator is DUNCAN MACKAY, a guy who paradoxically completed his studios in Violin (He was elected the most promising violin player in UK at the age of 11) but was famous for his keyboard performances…
Into the clean, relaxedly idiomatic playing of the European Community Chamber Orchestra, the sweet, boyish voice of their Guest Singer of the Year 1990 enters, stilling the equinoctial winds at the start of Handel's Silete venti. So far, so good. Ann Mackay's voice is, as ever, intelligent and true.